Eastern Ice Field
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The Eastern Ice Field is one of the remaining glacier formations on Mount Kilimanjaro, located near its summit and contributing to the mountain’s iconic ice-capped appearance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Ice Field canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13150969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Ice Field Context triple: [Kilimanjaro ice fields, hasPart, Eastern Ice Field]
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A.
Southern Icefield
Southern Icefield is one of the principal glacier fields on Mount Kilimanjaro, forming part of the mountain’s rapidly shrinking ice cap near its summit.
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B.
Northern Icefield
The Northern Icefield is one of the principal remaining ice caps atop Mount Kilimanjaro, notable for its rapidly retreating tropical glaciers.
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C.
Homathko Icefield
Homathko Icefield is a large, remote icefield in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive glaciation and rugged alpine terrain.
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Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is a large glacial icefield in the central Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive ice cover and rugged alpine terrain.
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E.
Harding Icefield
Harding Icefield is a vast, high-altitude expanse of glacial ice on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that feeds numerous outlet glaciers and is one of the largest icefields in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Ice Field Target entity description: The Eastern Ice Field is one of the remaining glacier formations on Mount Kilimanjaro, located near its summit and contributing to the mountain’s iconic ice-capped appearance.
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A.
Southern Icefield
Southern Icefield is one of the principal glacier fields on Mount Kilimanjaro, forming part of the mountain’s rapidly shrinking ice cap near its summit.
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B.
Northern Icefield
The Northern Icefield is one of the principal remaining ice caps atop Mount Kilimanjaro, notable for its rapidly retreating tropical glaciers.
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C.
Homathko Icefield
Homathko Icefield is a large, remote icefield in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive glaciation and rugged alpine terrain.
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D.
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield
Ha-Iltzuk Icefield is a large glacial icefield in the central Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive ice cover and rugged alpine terrain.
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E.
Harding Icefield
Harding Icefield is a vast, high-altitude expanse of glacial ice on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula that feeds numerous outlet glaciers and is one of the largest icefields in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacier
ⓘ
ice field ⓘ |
| contributesTo | iconic ice-capped appearance of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
over 18000 feet
ⓘ
over 5500 metres ⓘ |
| formsFeature |
tabular ice blocks
ⓘ
vertical ice cliffs ⓘ |
| hasAgeCharacteristic | Holocene glacier remnant ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| hasFutureProjection | risk of disappearance within 21st century if current trends continue ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalRole |
source of meltwater on summit area
ⓘ
temporary storage of precipitation ⓘ |
| hasLatitudeCharacteristic | near equator ⓘ |
| hasMountain |
Kibo
ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kilimanjaro
|
| hasProcess |
glacial ablation
ⓘ
glacial melting ⓘ sublimation ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site (Kilimanjaro National Park) ⓘ |
| hasScientificDiscipline |
climatology
ⓘ
cryosphere research ⓘ glaciology ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality | persists through dry and wet seasons ⓘ |
| hasSnowType | perennial snow and ice ⓘ |
| hasSurface | firn and bare ice ⓘ |
| hasTourismRole | landscape feature for Kilimanjaro climbers ⓘ |
| hasTrend |
rapid retreat
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surface area loss ⓘ thinning of ice ⓘ |
| inCountry |
United Republic of Tanzania
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanzania
|
| locatedIn |
Kilimanjaro National Park
ⓘ
Kilimanjaro Region ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlank | eastern slope of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| near | summit of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| onContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kilimanjaro ice cap
ⓘ
linked to:
Kilimanjaro ice fields
equatorial glaciers of East Africa ⓘ glacier system of Mount Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
climate change studies on Mount Kilimanjaro
ⓘ
glaciological research on Kilimanjaro ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
decrease in snowfall
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global warming ⓘ increased air temperatures ⓘ regional climate change in East Africa ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Uhuru Peak area
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summit crater rim of Kibo ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Eastern Ice Field Description of subject: The Eastern Ice Field is one of the remaining glacier formations on Mount Kilimanjaro, located near its summit and contributing to the mountain’s iconic ice-capped appearance.
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